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Into Lansimetsa

I’m about 10,000 words into a third book of The King Trials series. I hadn’t planned on writing a third book, but I’ve had enough readers who said they wanted to see the characters again and one of those readers sent me several pages of ideas. Thank you, to each of you! A new book will come out sometime next year.

If you’ve read the King’s Shadow, the three main characters in this third book are mentioned in the epilogue. I’m introducing the first of them below, but I’d love to hear your guesses ...

Author Interview and Book Giveaway

I had the amazing opportunity to speak with the founders of Reshelving Alexandria (a free searchable database of true, good, and beautiful books).

Come listen and comment. They are giving away a free book for every ten comments in the podcast.

https://www.reshelvingalexandria.com/p/002-interview-with-author-m-l-farb?s=r#details

Birthday Book Kindle Countdown

I’m turning 40 this month. I had a friend quip that all women are 27. However, I wouldn’t trade a day of the experiences of the last 40 years. Here’s to many more years, trials, and joys (and many more stories).

In celebration I’m running a kindle countdown deal for two of my books March 3-5th.

Fourth Sister

Whitney Award Finalist 2022

Shisei is said to be the cursed twin—bringer of death—plagued by a kitsune only she can see. Feeling unwanted, she flees her home, finding solace with...

Blind Guide – Part II

Last time a prince and his blind friend were kidnapped. The captors planned to sell the prince to an enemy of the king and release the blind boy to die when they got deep enough into the forest. Read the first half here.

Part II

The next ten minutes filled with the clatter of packing, then we were yanked to our feet and placed closed behind two horses—our horses, still scented with the fresh hay of the royal stables. A taut rope stretched between my wrists and the warm creature in front of...

Epic YA Fantasy a Rousing Read

Pages & Paws

The King’s Trial (Morgan Horse Publishing, 2019)

By M.L. Farb

Fiction/Fantasy/Young Adult

Via: Author request

Palace intrigue. Love. Loss. Double crosses. An evil queen bent on enslaving a third of her people. An unassuming tavern hand with a knack for picking up vital information. A petulant prince and his beautiful, spirited fiancé. A kingdom teetering on the verge of anarchy.

Main characters:

Yosyph: The protagonist is a “shadow walker” wannabe.Th...

Whitney Award Finalist

My novel Fourth Sister is a Whitney Award Finalist!

Blind Guide – Part I

Each month I will write an original short story (around 1000 words) based on a prompt from one of you.  Today’s story ended up being a bit longer, so you’ll get it over a couple months. The prompt is “Blind” by Mary Meyer. Thank you Mary!

Blind Guide

Part I

Trouble has a scent. It’s something between fear and pride, with a huge helping of stupidity. 

I rose from my bed of straw as Trouble limped into the stables. The night was near its middle and cool summer air filled with the snuffles of fifty sle...

December Short Story

Each month I will write an original short story (around 1000 words) based on a prompt from one of you. Today’s story is from a prompt by W and K Gregory. The prompt was “Down’s Syndrome character”. Thank you! 

The Price of Peace

King Otto massaged his temples, his ermine robed elbows pressed against his desk. The crumpled parchment lay in front of him, its red wax seal broken beside it. A declaration of war from Hesse. If riches could buy peace then he’d give half his treasures to purchase...

Christmas Paperback Sale

Looking for the perfect gift to give your kids, your siblings, or a gift that fits an entire family? Give the gift of an adventure the whole family can enjoy! 

“I love JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Lloyd Alexander, and now ML Farb.” – John (Goodreads)

“Farb has created story line, character development, humor, plot twists, incredible prose, and deep truths that are all phenomenal.” – Petey (Goodreads)

“It can be difficult to find a story that can boast exciting adventure, true love, clever riddles, ex...

An Original Short Story a Month

Writers are a little crazy. We create stories, weaving together words into worlds and characters into friends (or enemies), from nothing more than imagination, research, and 26 characters (occasionally I’ve used cyrillic and kanji).

So it is with a combination of excitement and nervousness that I start writing a short story a month based on a prompt from one of you, my wonderful readers!

If you want a story based on your suggestion, here is what you do: send a one word to one sentence ...